Four armed figure of Balarama Sankarshana or Anant Vasudeva
Narayana, standing on a circular lotus pedestal mounted on a
rectangular base, under the canopy of a seven-hooded serpent.
In the upper right hand he carries a goad (gada), in the
lower right a lotus flower; in the upper left a plough, and
in the lower left a chakra (wheel). The proper left leg is
slightly bent forward. The hair is braided upwards with three
locks falling on each shoulder. He wears an ornamented
coronet, two necklaces , beaded yajnopavita, circular
earrings, vanamala, armlets, bracelets, anklets, the lower
garments reaching below the knees and held at the waist by a
girdle with a floral clasp in front and a sash around the
thighs. On his either side stand two female deities with a
plain nimbus around their heads. On the extreme ends of the
shafts supporting the serpents canopy are two rampant lions
over the elephants. Seated figure of the donor on the proper
right corner of the base, in front. The base on the back
bears an inscription recording that the image was erected
during the reign of king Devapala in the 9th century A.D.